Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-26

| for the amount which is now paid out in rents
would more than pay the interest on the cost
of armories, and would return their cost within
period of twenty years. The State should also
provide uniforms and equipments. Asa matter
of selfprotecton ii needs to provide for dis
cipiining the troops in annual encampments.
An effort is being made by parties interested
to get bill through the Legislature tor dis
| trIbution of the State series of textbooks,
which shall increase the pay of County Super
intendents at the expense of the success of the
new school book enterprise The bill being
urged has these words 1T shall be the duty OF
the Boald of Supervisors TO allow the County
superintendent an amount for clerk hire post
age, expressage and freight for this distribu-
tou such amount to be not less tdn Ten doHurs per
district per dnRuln, payable quarterly; provided,
that in Incorporated cities the City Superin-
tendent having charge OF the distribution OF
text books shall receive his pro rsta oil the
| amount as above provided" This is Il bill
which should be entitled: AN Act to increase
the salaries of County Superintendent and to
make the new school textbooks obnoxious to
| the people" Take a county with fifty or more
school districts and it would cost the taxpayers
of the County $500 more per year simply TO
distribute the books. The handling of school
books has been such in the past that 1t can
hardly be expected that jobs will keep ont of
sight in connection with our State series but
this particular one should be promptly sat
down upon and others watched for
The Senate Committee on Elections has be-
fore it the cases of Rylan vs. Conklin and Will
Jams vs. Crimmins and they have been con-
tinued until Tuesday next, at 7.SO p. NJ. The
Finance Committee will report favorably on
the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum. S. b.
&c, reported uniavorably in the Senate. Will be
held to allow hearing. Ex-senator cross ap-
peared before the Library Committee concern
ing the Bancroft history and presented many
petitions from different parts of the state ana
of the Territories of the United States, recon-
mending its purchase. While the committee
favor its purchase, they think an appropriation
Of is make,
A spirited meeting of Assembly Committee on
County boundaries was held last evening.
Judge Beatty presented petition bearing SUI
signatures for division Of Colusa county; and
witnesses were allowed to testify for
each side. The fact was cited that no
new county can be formed, under the
Constitution, having less than 1000 population,
nor could a county be divided SO as to reduce
the population less than 5000. Among those
who appeared before the committee. or testified,
were Mr.. Kelly, Milton French. Patrick % Bnen;
Hugh Nelson, R. G. Burrows. Joseph Biilow and
A. l.. Hart. At close of the session, adjourned
until this evening.
The Assembly Committee on County and
Township Governments met last evening and
agreed to report favorably to day upon A. B. a,
to discriminate regarding the collection OF
county licenses.
In asking support to the bill giving Los An
geles two additional Superior Judges. Assembly.
man Knox of that county said :" We send
more criminals to your State prisons, more in
sane to your asylums, have more probate bust
ness TO attend to, than any other county in the
State" Assemblyman Young of San Joaquin
interrupted him. saying, % And you might add
that your death rate is double that of any other
section of the State"
In his address before the Assembly yesterday,
upon the CHAMBERS bill, Brusie of Amador gave
evidence that he was an orator of no mean
ability.
The Senate Committee on County and County
Governments, at meeting last evening, recon-
mended the passage of Senate bill 123, allowing
witnesses in criminal cases s. per day and 70
cents per mile mileage.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will recon-
mend an amendment to the gambling law by
including hockey pokey in the list of games pro-
hibited by statute.